Accountant

SUMMARY:
In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cost management, and strategic support for site operations. If you thrive in a hands-on environment and have a passion for financial excellence, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

POSITION INFO:

Accountant

Location: Middelburg (Mpumalanga)

Package: R55000 CTC P/M which is made up as follows – Basic R38500; Discovery Medical Aid (Employee 40%/Employer 60%); Provident Fund (Employee 7%/Employer 16.6%); Annual Inventive Plan; 22 Days Annual leave

Purpose of the position: In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cost management, and strategic support for site operations. If you thrive in a hands-on environment and have a passion for financial excellence, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Key performance areas:

Financial planning and analysis

- Prepare monthly management accounts per site, analyzing cost per activity/production process.

- Monitor actual performance vs budget and prior year, highlighting variances and recommending corrective actions.

- Collaborate with site operations to prepare weekly, quarterly, and rolling forecasts.

- Upload forecasts and actuals into Hyperion Planning (HP).

- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual results presentations with variance analysis.

- Maintain and update cash flow reports, including AR collections and Capex projections.

- Daily monitoring and reporting on production and cost metrics.

Financial accounting

- Oversee monthly financial close for both Middelburg sites.

- Validate customer deliveries and invoices; approve ERP entries.

- Prepare expense accruals and journal entries.

- Ensure accurate receipting and follow up on pending goods.

- Perform month-end reconciliations (expenses, stock, capex, FAR, AR, Bank, IC, Payroll)

- Coordinate inter-company invoicing and reconciliations.

- Prepare VAT calculations and submissions (VAT201), and other statutory reports (e.g., STATS SA).

- Support SOX compliance and internal controls.

- Assist with HFM uploads and commentary.

- Conduct inventory counts and capex reconciliations.

- Review and load supplier payments, including international transactions.

- Lead internal and external audit preparations.

Strategic & Operational Support

- Partner with operations and commercial teams to evaluate strategies and profitability.

- Support senior management with financial insights for top-line strategy decisions.

- Resolve SARS queries and support ad hoc financial tasks.

- from a financial standpoint.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

• Degree / Honours, CIMA

• Minimum of 3 years (Degree/Honours) commercial experience

• IFRS/US GAAP

• Must have forecast building and controlling experience

• Advanced Excel skills

• ERP experience advantageous (JD Edwards, Oracle, Hyperion)

• Staff management experience

• Strong personality, able to work with senior level management and operations

• Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans

• Valid driver’s license

• Applicant must be declared medically fit.